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If you are a serious skier or snowboarder who wears glasses, you may have experienced annoying fogging problems and inconveniences with your current eyewear. With all the new vision solutions that are available on the market, it's no longer an uphill battle.
there are today 3 main corrective vision solutions for glasses wearer skiers:
Goggles with optical insert: Prescription optical insert becomes one with the goggles, giving the goggles a perfect fit.
Sunglasses/Goggles traverse: Sunglasses transform to Goggles, using a headstrap.
Goggles Over The Glass (OTG): the glassessit underneat the goggles.
let's review in details these 3 categories and provide some buying tips:
Goggles with optical insert
A prescription optical insert (a.k.a. Rx insert, or Clip-In) that sits securely behind the tinted lens of your ski goggles will allow your goggles to provide maximum eye protection and performance in harsh environments. It is by far the best choice for advanced skiers who want to avoid the hassle of contact lenses.
Leading goggle vendors offer technologically advanced inserts that can accommodate practically any prescription. The insert lenses are flatter and smaller than the tinted lens, making the back curve of the insert much less severe than it would be in a high base frame (6 or 8).
Note that inserts are coming with demo (pattern) lenses that you can take to your local optical store to have the prescription lenses prepared for you. Or you can place an online order for the insert with the lenses grounded to your prescription.
Sunglasses/Goggles traverse
The sunglasses/goggles traverse lets you buy your sunglasses and ski goggles in one. This is achieved by supplying you with sunglasses where the sides can be clicked off the sunglass frame and replaced with a headband for a more secure fit closer to the face. It also comes with a padding system that you can click into the back of the sunglasses for low-profile goggles for fog prevention. The foam pad doubles as a perspiration blocker to keep the sweaty sunscreen away from your eyes.
Goggles Over The Glass (OTG)
A less expensive alternative to optical inserts or goggles traverse is to purchase "over the glass" ski goggles. These types of goggles have increased ventilation and a wide fit. They also have indents in the side of the frame to relieve pressure from your face when you wear glasses under the goggles. These goggles allow glasses-wearing skiers to enjoy the slopes practically and comfortably.
